Portraiture
Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
UNKNOWN PERSON
Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1854-88), when Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hesse-Cassel
1862Albumen print | 8.5 x 5.5 cm (image) | RCIN 2907999
Photograph of a full length portrait of an infant Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hesse, later Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1854-88). The young prince is seated on the floor. He is shown playing with a small dog. He wears a short-sleeved dress trimmed with lace.
Creator(s)
Unknown Person (photographer)
Subject(s)
Friedrich Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel (1854-88)8.5 x 5.5 cm (image)
9.8 x 6.4 cm (mount)
22.7 x 18.0 cm (page dimensions)
23.9 x 19.4 x 5.9 cm (album)
William, son of Prince and Princess Frederic William of Hesse, 1862. [Album: Photographs. Royal Portraits, vol.49]
- Acquired by Queen Victoria
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Animal husbandry
- Dogs
- Toy dogs (pets)
- Dogs
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- People
- Boys
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
